Faucet



H. HUGHES Juy 16, 1935.

FAUCET Filed Feb. 19, 1954 Henry Huges Verl or y zw? M :qUe/:tney

,Y at the outer extremity ofthe elbow. "Ihe'outer4 extremity of the passageway is screw threaded made more apparent. A stop cock is mounted in the housing, the cock consisting of a turning plug I2 which is entered in the orifice 32 and-is shaped to fit snugly therein, the turning plug being provided with a furrow 26 so` that when ythe f plug is turned in one position a passageway will# be provided between the passageways I and Il and when it is turned in another direction l the passageway will be closed. The plug I2 is provided with an operating handle I3 which has its upper surface formed with a longitudinal groove Ill, the free end of the handle being provided with an orice i6a therethrough and a slot I6. A spigot 34 is entered in the orifice 33 theflspigot being shaped to fit snugly into the orifice so as to prevent leakage of liquid, andv terminating in an elbow 36, the spigot being formed with a passageway 35 which communicates through the spigot with the passageway I'I and terminates to receive a spout I which is threadedly connected thereto in axial alignment with the operating handle I3, the spout I5 being provided with ,l a nozzle 31 which is formed with an apertured i lug Il adapted to enter theslot I6 when" the spout is seated in the groove I4 of the lhandle I3. The plug I2 and the spigot-34 are'L drawn tightly into place and held there by Ymeans-,of washers 2l which fit over the ends thereof oppositey to thehandle and the spout respectively and engage with the housing 5 and the head screws 22 which are threaded into their tapered ends, these ends of the plug I2 and the spout 34 being enclosed by caps 23 to prevent any access t'o the screws 22 for the purpose of loosening the same. It is preferable to have the outer sur-v face'of these caps highly polished so that lf.' anyv attempt is made to remove them byordinary means this surface will be damaged making it immediately apparent that the faucet `has beeiri tampered with. e y The bushing 6 is also provided with'an orifice I9 which has mounted therein a nonreturn air valve I8 so that air may be pumped into the keg for the purpose of expelling theV liquid therein and when necessary for keeping the liquid therein under pressure for preserving the freshness of the contents. As an effective means for preventing tampering with the air valve during storage or shipment the nozzle has mounted thereon a member 29 which is provided with a downwardly extending skirting 29a., the. member 'being ,1ocated so that when the noz'zle andlhandle are sealed together this member will over-lie and surround the valve preventing, during storage and shipment, any manipulation of thevalve'for` the purpose of` effecting the withdrawal of the liquid until received by the ultimateconsuxner. Itis also preferable to so locate the air valve that it will serve to prevent the faucet being removed from the bushing when the tap and handle are sealed together and to this end it is positioned so that to turn the housing out of the bushingit is first necessary to remove the air valve. j The mounting of the faucet described is 'eX- tremely simple. The first step is to bore a hole in the head and then drive in the annular ring 5 fiush with the head. The bushing 6 is then threaded into the ring so that the top of the bushing comes flush with the top of the ring. 'Ihe gasket 3I is then inserted in the bore of the bushing and the pipe 8 entered through the bushing with the collar resting on the gasket. The spring 30 is then inserted and the tail piece of ,the faucet screwed into the bore and brought to the correct position so that the member 29 will over-lie the opening I9 when the spout I5 and the handle I3 are sealed together. After these parts are assembled togetherthe valve I8 is inserted in the orifice I9. In Fig. 2, I have shown the spout being moved from the position shown in Fig. l to its sealed position and it will be apparent that when'the spout is sealed to the handie -I3 that it is impossible to move either of these without breaking the seal as the spout and handle move on different centers to" dispense liquid from the container when received bythe consumer, the seal is broken and the spout turned to the position shown in Fig. 1. The handle VI3 vis then raised which turns the plug I2 to bring the furrow 26 in communication with the passageways I0 andV `I I. AIn'Fig, 1, I have shown the handle being turned to `this latter position.-

'said `stop cock, a spigot mounted in the housing forward of the stop cock, a spout carried by the spigot, aV passageway through said spigot and spout adapted to communicate with the first mentioned passageway Vwhen the spout is turned to itsdispensing position, said spout being adapted to liek against the handle when the 'stop cock is in closed position and` means for sealing the spout and handle insaid position.

2. Afaucet for liquid containers comprising a housing, a passageway through said housing, a stop cock mountedin the housing controlling the fiow of liquid therethrough, a spigot mounted in the housing forward of the stop cock, aspout carriedby the spigot,` the spout being disposed below the rim 0f the container during storage or shipment` and adapted to be swung over vthe rim lof the container toa pouring position, amounting for said housing, an air valve carried `by saidv mountingand a member carried by the spout adapted toover-lie said air valve when the spout is turned to its sealed position.

3. A faucet for liquid containers comprising av housing, a passageway through said housing, a stop cocklmounted in the'housing controlling the flow of liquid therethrough, a spigot mounted in the housing forward of the stop cock, a spout carried by the spigot and a passageway through the spigot.` adapted to communicate with the rst mentioned passageway when the spout is turned to its dispensing position, a mounting for said housing, an air valve carried byvsaid mounting and a member carried Vby the spout adapted to over-lie and surround said air valve when the spout is turned to its Vsealed position.

' 4. A faucet for liquid containers comprising a housing, a passageway through said housing, a stop cock mounted in the housing controlling the ow of liquid therethrough, a handle mounted in the housing controlling the oW of liquid therethrough, a handle carried'by said stop cock, a spigot mounted in the housing forward of the stop cock, a spout carried by the spigot characterized in that the spout and handle can be sealed together preventing the movement of either to withdraw liquid from the container without breaking the seal, a mounting for said housing, an air Valve carried byy said mounting and a t member carried by the spout adapted to overflie said air valve when theI spout is turned to its sealed position.

5. A faucet for liquid containers comprising a housing, a passageway through said housing, a stop cock mounted in the housing controlling the flo-w of liquid therethrough, a handle carried by said sto-p cock, a spigot mounted in the housing `forward of the stop cock, a spout carried by the spigot, a passageway through said spigot and spout adapted to communicate with the first mentioned passageway when the spout is turned to its dispensing position, said spout being adapted to lie against the handle when the stop cock is in closed position, means for sealing the spout and handle in said position, a mounting for said housing, an air valve carried by'said mounting and a member carried by the spout adapted to over-lie said air Valve when the spout is turned to its sealed position.

6. A faucet for liquid containers comprising a housing, a passageway through said housing, a stop cock mounted in the housing controlling the flow of liquid therethrough, a spigot mounted in the housing forward of the stop cook, a spout carried by the spigot, the spout being disposed below the rim of the container during storage or shipment and adapted to be swung over the rim of the container to a pouring position, a mounting for said housing, an air Valve carried bysaid mounting, a member carried b-y the spout adapted to over-lie said air VValve when the spout is turned to its sealing position, said air Valve being disposed in the mounting so as to prevent the removal of the housing therefrom without removing said air valve.

7. A faucet for liquid containers comprising a housing, a passageway through said housing, a stop cock mounted in the housing controlling the flow of liquid therethrough, a spigot mounted in the housing forward of the stop cock, a spout carried by the spigot and a passageway through the spigot adapted to communicate with the rst mentioned passageway when the spout is turned v,to its dispensing position, a mounting Vfor said housing, an air Valve carried by said mounting and a member carried by the spout adapted to over-lie said air valve when the spout is turned to its sealing position, said air Valve being disposed in the mounting so as to prevent the removal of the housing therefrom Without removing said air valve.

HENRY HUGHES. 

